A Comparative Magick Study About All The Different Historical Methods Of Divination Or Seeing The Future Through Magick And Sorcery
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renaissanceman Traditional healers cast a mix of animal bones, shells, and coins to diagnose illnesses and predict futures.
renaissanceman Yoruba priests use palm nuts and a wooden board to consult the wisdom of the deity Orunmila.
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Oracle bone writing: The cracks on Shang Dynasty oracle bones are the earliest known form of Chinese writing, meaning Chinese literacy literally began with fortune-telling!
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Which animal's shoulder blade is most commonly used in Mongolian scapulimancy?
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In West African Ifá divination, what is the title of the priest who performs the ritual?
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How many primary poetic chapters, or Odù, exist in the West African Ifá divination system?
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In what ancient Chinese historical period was oracle bone divination most widely documented?
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What material did Shang Dynasty diviners heat to create cracks for predicting the future?
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What do traditional Sangoma healers in Southern Africa cast onto a mat to communicate with ancestors?
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What tool does an Ifá priest use to mark the patterns revealed by the palm nuts?
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scapulimancy (noun)
The practice of divining the future by interpreting the cracks on a heated animal shoulder blade. During China's Shang Dynasty, diviners heated bovine shoulder blades alongside turtle plastrons to forecast future events.
The practice of divining the future by interpreting the cracks on a heated animal shoulder blade. During China's Shang Dynasty, diviners heated bovine shoulder blades alongside turtle plastrons to forecast future events.
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renaissanceman Shang Dynasty diviners read cracks in heated turtle shells and ox bones to predict the future.
renaissanceman In West African Ifá divination, priests throw sacred palm nuts to reveal poetic chapters called Odù.
renaissanceman Southern African Sangomas throw bones, shells, and seeds onto mats to read messages from ancestors.